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Let the painting begin…
I did mention that almost the whole house is painted in a beige/yellow tone, right? Well, I probably didn’t mention the hospital green tone that is covering a few of the bedrooms. Alice’s room is one of them. I just thought her room was the first on our list, since didn’t require that much work and investment to look nice. My plan was to keep the same color scheme we had in her room in the old house, just because everybody was happy with the results. So stripe it is. This is the before… The striped wall – Lines were drawn every 20 cm, with a help of level. Lot…
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How to break tiles – not on purpose
The first and only thing we did so far on our ensuite bathroom was removing the trim for some shower doors they previously had in there. The actual door is nowhere to be seen, so I found no reason to keep the trim hanging around. I started with the unscrew part, then some caulking removal to finally pull the trim out. It was going fine until I pulled the trim a little harder and a tile just came out with it… awww… fail! I could noticed that the tiles around the area are all sort of loose. I just can’t wait to see them all go. Meanwhile, we’ll have to…
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DIY – Blackout blinds – the beginning
Alice’s bedroom and the whole house already have blinds. They probably date back to when the house was new, in 1998. We actually like the fact that we don’t have to spend money on blinds right now, since they are all custom fit (as usual), but they do look a bit dated, with their off white and brass colors. But my point here that Alice’s room has, along with the blinds, a very useful blackout. Very useful yes, but NOT our style. First and easy fix, cutting the bottom part, leaving with a much cleaner look. Next step, in my intent to reuse them, is to actually replace the fabric…
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Espiada na casa nova em Ottawa
It was about time I start sharing a few photos of our new home. Again, it’s new to us, but the house is actually 15 years old and haven’t seen that many updates since then. You’ll find here a pure 80’s style, with a lot of brass finishes, cream walls, green carpets, dark tiles (and some funky ones too), but also a lot of natural light, thanks to the great number of windows (I love natural light) and a open concept main floor, which is more a contemporary feature (and we love it too). The great thing is that the house seems to be in great condition and in time…
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Quartinho da baby Alice
*Gente do céu! Obrigada pelos comentários… Todos guardadinhos aqui na memória e no coração.. vcs são show! ** Realmente eu fui abençoada com a gravidez e o parto sem complicações. Pensando a fundo, acho que não escolheria nada diferente mesmo. O parto sem anestesia e rápido não foi fácil, em termos de dor, mas acho que eu encararia novamente, do jeitinho que foi, se tivesse que escolher. Como forma de agradecimento e também porque em algum momento eu acho que prometi isso, vou compartilhar o que fizemos no quarto da nossa pequena Alice. O espaço não é dos maiores, então tive que pensar bem na disposição dos móveis. Optei…
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Da série: Terminando o basement – parte 6
Agora sim, parte final do basement, agora que julgamos que o espaço já está habilitado a receber pessoas e servir de mais uma área de convívio na nossa New Home. Depois de tecnicamente terminados, o caulking e a pintura, resolvemos trazer alguns dos móveis já previamente separados pra habitar o novo espaço. O sofá cama era o primeiro. Carol e Luciano foram requisitados nessa tarefa árdua. Veja bem, quando o tal sofá perdeu seu lugar na sala de estar, foi exilado pro quarto que agora vai ser da baby A. Eu e o Diego o levamos escada acima, até hoje não sei como, o sofá é um trambolho pesado que…
